exchanging loose ball bearings? and what grease?
- Thread starter young Ed
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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I regreased my bearing today a little bike grease gun from halfords , linky playing up but you screw this grease into it and squirt the required amount
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_715185_langId_-1_categoryId_228374
A lot cleaner than a tub of grease as you can squirt the grease where you need it.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_715185_langId_-1_categoryId_228374
A lot cleaner than a tub of grease as you can squirt the grease where you need it.
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young Ed
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young Ed
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or more likely
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_952165_langId_-1_categoryId_242558
Cheers Ed
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_952165_langId_-1_categoryId_242558
Cheers Ed
Diggs
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And make sure they all go back....... I mean what sort of fool would spot one rolling around on the kitchen work surface whilst making coffee the next morning 
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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Yup i kept getting error 500 when i added the link
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young Ed
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not me i would spot it hiding under the bench in the workshop whilst disassembling the whole blo**y thing again because i did something else wrong! whilst shouting obscenities at myselfAnd make sure they all go back....... I mean what sort of fool would spot one rolling around on the kitchen work surface whilst making coffee the next morning
Cheers Ed
and then beat my self up proably
mrandmrspoves
Middle aged bald git.
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When dealing with fiddly things like ball bearings - I like to work with an old sheet under the bike. When you have finished, fold the sheet inwards and pick it up holding all four corners - any bits that have nearly been lost will be visible in the bottom of the sheet.
mrandmrspoves
Middle aged bald git.
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- Narfuk
They don't tend to bounce off a sheet.
andrew_s
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- Gloucester
When using loose bearings, all of the balls used in one race should come from the same packet.
If not, you risk damaging the cups & cones due to one bearing being a bit bigger and taking all of the load.
If not, you risk damaging the cups & cones due to one bearing being a bit bigger and taking all of the load.
youngoldbloke
The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
When working with ball bearings don't be tempted by fine weather and work on the bike on the lawn - I mean, who would think of such a thing, and you can always find them with a magnet can't you ........ ?
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young Ed
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always work in workshop i always have and always will and NO A MAGNET DOES NOT ALWAYS FIND THEM at least not when bazzillion iron filings are hanging about from previous metal work and you have loads of other metal stuff hanging about
in the future they will make a specific lost parts finder you just put into a touch screen display what part you are looking for and of what size it automatically locates all the ones within 10 metre radius of it and picks them up! great eh
Cheers Ed
now back to reality
